Cambridge Science Festival

Tuesday 13 March, 8:00AM - 5:00PM From hidden engineering on the nano scale to origami designs for engineering structures, explore an exhibition of astounding photographs taken by staff and students from the Department of Engineering.

Tuesday 13 March, 9:00AM - 1:00PM A film festival of screenings and talks on compulsion organised by the Cambridgeshire branch of the British Science Association and PsyFi.

Tuesday 13 March, 9:00AM - 5:00PM An exhibition of photographs of volcanoes and major volcanic eruptions, their hazards and consequences (1980 to the present).

Tuesday 13 March, 9:00AM - 5:30PM A very small table-top display about the work of the Darwin Correspondence Project, which is publishing all the available letters to and from Charles Darwin.

Tuesday 13 March, 10:00AM - 4:45PM Exhibition of poster and images from the researchers in the life sciences. All exhibitors will be there to talk about their work on the afternoon of Tuesday 13 March.

Tuesday 13 March, 5:00PM - 7:00PM Hands on practical activities on biology and chemistry themes. Please note: Practicals are now fully booked, but spaces remain on the talk.

Tuesday 13 March, 6:00PM - 7:00PM Clive Oppenheimer explores geological, historical and archaeological records to ask how volcanic eruptions have shaped the trajectory of human society through prehistory and history. He looks at the evidence for volcanic cataclysm and considers how we can prepare ourselves for future catastrophes.

Tuesday 13 March, 7:00PM - 8:00PM Knowing how long we have before we interact with a zombie could mean the difference between life, death and zombification. Join Thomas Woolley as he applies the same mathematical models to zombies that you would use to describe flu or measles. This model is used to develop strategies which allow the human race to survive.

Tuesday 13 March, 7:00PM - 8:00PM Hands on practical activities on biology and chemistry themes. Please note: Practicals are now fully booked, but spaces remain on the talk.

Tuesday 13 March, 7:00PM - 9:00PM This workshop will give you a free taste of the Carbon Conversations course, featured as one of 'The Guardian's' top 20 climate change solutions. Calculate your carbon footprint, and try some sample activities. Come along to find out more!

Tuesday 13 March, 8:00PM - 9:00PM Why do some people always seem to get what they want? How do they influence, persuade and sometimes manipulate others? From the political genius of top world leaders to the malign influence of psychopaths and conmen, Kevin Dutton explores what psychology can teach us about of the techniques of persuasion.